US6301279B1 - Semiconductor diode lasers with thermal sensor control of the active region temperature - Google Patents
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- H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
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US09/430,643 US6301279B1 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 1999-10-29 | Semiconductor diode lasers with thermal sensor control of the active region temperature |
EP00957229A EP1173907A1 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2000-04-17 | Semiconductor diode lasers with thermal sensor control of the active region temperature |
PCT/US2000/010294 WO2000065699A2 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2000-04-17 | Semiconductor diode lasers with thermal sensor control of the active region temperature |
AU68880/00A AU6888000A (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2000-04-17 | Semiconductor diode lasers with thermal sensor control of the active region temperature |
CA002370788A CA2370788A1 (en) | 1999-04-16 | 2000-04-17 | Semiconductor diode lasers with thermal sensor control of the active region temperature |
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US6646777B2 (en) | 2002-02-27 | 2003-11-11 | Jds Uniphase Corporation | Optical isolator with improved mounting characteristics |
US6647039B2 (en) | 2002-02-27 | 2003-11-11 | Jds Uniphase Corporation | Reconfigurable laser header |
US6773532B2 (en) | 2002-02-27 | 2004-08-10 | Jds Uniphase Corporation | Method for improving heat dissipation in optical transmitter |
US20040202210A1 (en) * | 2003-04-11 | 2004-10-14 | Thornton Robert L. | Control system for a semiconductor laser |
US6922423B2 (en) | 2003-04-11 | 2005-07-26 | Robert L. Thornton | Control system for a semiconductor laser |
US20070060984A1 (en) * | 2005-09-09 | 2007-03-15 | Webb James S | Apparatus and method for optical stimulation of nerves and other animal tissue |
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US20070133634A1 (en) * | 2005-12-12 | 2007-06-14 | Lee Joon K | Apparatus and method for maintaining constant extinction ratio of laser diode |
US7869478B2 (en) * | 2005-12-12 | 2011-01-11 | Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute | Apparatus and method for maintaining constant extinction ratio of laser diode |
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US8747447B2 (en) | 2011-07-22 | 2014-06-10 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Cochlear implant and method enabling enhanced music perception |
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